Judge: County dispatcher ran a for-profit business out of the sheriff’s office (IA)

 

A Greene County police dispatcher was justifiably fired last year for the “brazen conversion of county taxpayer resources to personal gain,” an Iowa judge has ruled.

Newly released state records indicate Matthew J. Roberts was fired last September from the Greene County Sheriff’s Department after it was alleged he had been using county staff, computers and other equipment to run his private auction business from the front counter of the Greene County Law Enforcement Center.

MACo: “Swatting” Weaponizes 9-1-1, Endangers Public Safety – (MD)

On February 21, 2023, MACo Legislative Director Kevin Kinnally testified in support of HB 745 Criminal Law – False Statements – Emergency or Commission of Crime (Antiswatting Act of 2023) before the House Judiciary Committee. This bill would strengthen state laws to protect first responders and residents from malicious threats that disrupt emergency communications and jeopardize public safety.